Guangzhou vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$342
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
25
😀 Quality of life
77
24
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6854th and 8715th ($785 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 28th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 1149th and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kano

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Guangzhou Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.74
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$7.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$2404

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$489
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$591
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$786